Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 452 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.By the time Mum came home, the children ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) have written (c) had written (d) has written
2. 2.When Dad called, Dev ___ already baked a cake. (a) has (b) have (c) had
3. 3.She ___ the room before the guests arrived. (a) has cleaned (b) had clean (c) had cleaned (d) have cleaned
4. 4.By the time the guests arrived, Tara ___ cricket. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had play (d) had played
5. 5.I ___ tea before it got dark. (a) had make (b) has made (c) have made (d) had made
6. 6.My sister ___ cricket before Mum came home. (a) have played (b) had play (c) had played (d) has played
7. 7.By the time the bell rang, you ___ a song. (a) had sang (b) has sung (c) had sung (d) have sung
8. 8.When Dad called, Priya ___ already washed the dishes. (a) has (b) have (c) had
9. 9.We ___ a cake before it got dark. (a) has baked (b) had bake (c) had baked (d) have baked
10. 10.Arjun ___ a message before Mum came home. (a) have sent (b) has sent (c) had send (d) had sent
11. 11.By the time the bell rang, my sister ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) had play (c) have played (d) has played
12. 12.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ milk. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) had drunk (d) have drunk
13. 13.When Dad called, Ira ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) had (b) has (c) have
14. 14.My brother ___ to school before it got dark. (a) had gone (b) have gone (c) has gone (d) had went
15. 15.By the time the bell rang, my brother ___ Grandma. (a) had helped (b) has helped (c) had help (d) have helped
16. 16.I ___ the dog before it got dark. (a) has fed (b) have fed (c) had fed (d) had feed
17. 17.When Dad called, Vivaan ___ already written a letter. (a) had (b) have (c) has
18. 18.When Dad called, they ___ already won the match. (a) has (b) have (c) had
19. 19.Yash ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) have run (b) had run (c) has run (d) had ran
20. 20.By the time the guests arrived, Meera ___ a picture. (a) has drawn (b) have drawn (c) had drew (d) had drawn
21. 21.When Dad called, they ___ already brought lunch. (a) had (b) has (c) have
22. 22.You ___ a letter before it got dark. (a) has written (b) had written (c) have written (d) had wrote
23. 23.She ___ the train before the bell rang. (a) have taken (b) has taken (c) had taken (d) had took
24. 24.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ to school. (a) had went (b) has gone (c) had gone (d) have gone
25. 25.By the time Mum came home, they ___ cricket. (a) had played (b) has played (c) have played (d) had play
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, you ___ the bag. (a) has carried (b) had carry (c) have carried (d) had carried
27. 27.By the time the guests arrived, Ishaan ___ a letter. (a) have written (b) has written (c) had written (d) had wrote
28. 28.Kabir ___ the dishes before the bell rang. (a) had washed (b) had wash (c) has washed (d) have washed
29. 29.Ananya ___ rice before Mum came home. (a) has cooked (b) had cook (c) had cooked (d) have cooked
30. 30.By the time we reached, Rahul ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) has danced (c) had danced (d) had dance
31. 31.I ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) had jogged (b) have jogged (c) has jogged (d) had jog
32. 32.Ananya ___ lunch before the bell rang. (a) has brought (b) had brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
33. 33.When Dad called, Kabir ___ already built a sandcastle. (a) have (b) has (c) had
34. 34.By the time the guests arrived, we ___ Grandma. (a) have helped (b) had help (c) has helped (d) had helped
35. 35.When Dad called, you ___ already clapped for the team. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.When Dad called, Dev ___ already gone to school. (a) has (b) had (c) have
37. 37.He ___ a kite before it got dark. (a) has flown (b) had flew (c) had flown (d) have flown
38. 38.When Dad called, you ___ already eaten a mango. (a) has (b) had (c) have
39. 39.I ___ the ball before the bell rang. (a) have caught (b) has caught (c) had caught (d) had catch
40. 40.By the time the guests arrived, she ___ a bicycle. (a) has ridden (b) had ridden (c) have ridden (d) had rode

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